US5913600AExpiredUtility

Suspensible Christmas light

Priority: May 8, 1998Filed: May 8, 1998Granted: Jun 22, 1999
Est. expiryMay 8, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mei-Lu Lin
F21V 19/0005F21V 21/088F21S 4/10
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Claims

Abstract

A Christmas light suspensible from more than one linear object is provide. The light includes a tubular receptacle including a hollow interior with contact plates and a partition therein for receiving a base of a lamp which includes a pair of contact wires and a central notch respectively engageable with the contact plates and the partition of the receptacle, a pair electrical wires connected to the contact plates and extended out of the receptacle through a pair of longitudinal apertures and an elongate notch centrally formed in a rear end of the receptacle between the apertures including a hook of triangular section at the opening of the notch so as to define a slope narrow entrance for the notch.

Claims

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I claim: 
     
       1. A Christmas light suspensible from at least one linear object comprising: a tubular receptacle including a hollow interior, a pair of longitudinal slots in opposite inner walls for securing a pair of contact plates therein, a pair of electrical wires respectively connecting with the pair of contact plates and extending out of the receptacle through a pair of longitudinal apertures thereof, a partition centrally projected forward relative to the receptacle from an inner surface of a bottom of the receptacle and an elongate notch centrally formed in a rear end of the receptacle having hook means of triangular section extending transversely from a lateral wall abutting an opening of the notch so as to define a sloped narrow entrance here to for entry of said at least one linear object into said notch;   a tubular base insertible into the hollow interior of said receptacle, said base including a small hollow interior for embedding a bulb therein and a U-shaped protrusion centrally extending from a rear end of the base relative to the receptacle and having a pair of longitudinal thru holes in a pair of lateral portions of the U-shaped for engaging with a pair of contact wires which come from the bulb and have their ends stopped to lateral side of said U-shaped protrusion and engageable with the contact plates of said receptacle, and a central notch which is made engageable with the partition of said receptacle.

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